Stand for sewing or other machines



(No-Model.)

W. A. MACK. STAND FOR SEWING OR OTHER MACHINES.

No. 367,920. Patented Aug. 9, 1887.

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WVILLIAM A. MACK, OF NORWALK, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE DOMESTIC SEWING MACHINE COMPANY, OF OHIO.

STAND FOR SEWING OR OTHER MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent. No. 367,920, dated August 9, 1887. Application filed September 13, 1883. Serial No. 106,324. (No model.)

To all'whom itmay concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. MACK, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Norwalk, county of Huron, and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stands for Sewing or other Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to stands for sewingmachines or other purposes, where the parts are part of wood and part of metal, usually provided with oneor more drawers secured to or held at the side thereof; and in this instance it consists of certain metallic supports adapted to be attached and supported by the metallic leg or legs which form a part of the stand proper, the object being to furnish a support for the drawers that may be rigidly secured to the metallic leg or legs, forming a finish covering the space between the drawers'when located one above the other, to serve as a guide and guard, and also topresent the appearance of a band fora more complete finish.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my improvement. Fig. 2 is an end section of the leg-support and drawer. Fig. 3 is a top view of the. support. Fig. 4 is the leg with three supports and a portion of the top attached in perspective, with the drawers removed therefrom.

A is one of the metallic legs for supporting a table or like top; 13 B B, metallic supports for the drawers; 0, top or table. D I) D represent drawers.

The legs forsupporting the structure, as well as the supports B, are made of metal, preferably of castiron and in the particular instance are in separate parts and secured together by screws, although other-means would serve in lieu thereof for properly. connecting said parts. The supports are provided with a projecting flange surrounding three sides, so as to form a sort of socket, within which the drawer is to be confined and guided in its operations. They are also provided withopenings at a, into which the lock-bolt, by which the drawers are to be locked when desirable, enters, allof which are clearly shown in Figs. 3 andt of the drawings.

These may be milled out or otherwise finished to receive thedrawers; or they may be castin a manner to avoid the necessity of other finish; and they are secured to the leg of the stand, as before stated, by screws, aconvenient method being shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. It is obvious, however, that the supports may be secured to the leg by rivets or other suitable means. The wooden drawers are readily fitted, and by this combination of parts cheapness of construction, durability, convenience in shipping, and less liability to get out of proper order by the effect of atmospheric changes are obtained than when all wood for such purposes is employed.

Having thus described my invention, I do not wish to be understood as claiming,broadly, a series of shelves for supporting drawers lo cated one above the other, attached to a side piece distinct from the leg of a table or the side of a sewing-machine stand; nor do I claim a series of drawers provided with central longitudinal grooves on their under faces midway of their width, for these are old; but

What I claim as new is The combination, with a stand or table, of one or more frames or shelves detachably secured thereto, provided with a flange forming a rim, serving as a covering to the space between two drawers and as the guides for maintaining the latter in position, substantially as shown and described.

WILLIAM A. MACK.

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